Wayne Rooney has called on England to “step it up” against Switzerland following their laboured 1-0 win against Norway last night.

The Three Lions huffed and puffed to victory against the Scandinavians in a half-full Wembley, with the captain netting the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.

After the disappointment of the World Cup campaign – in which England failed to register a win and were eliminated from the competition after two games – the result in the friendly tie did little to lighten the mood, with some predicting that Roy Hodgson’s men will struggled against Switzerland in their EURO 2016 qualifier on Monday.

Rooney – who skippered the team for the first time yesterday following Steven Gerrard’s retirement from international duty – knows that game in Basle will be tougher, and has called on the squad to perform to their full potential: